Step Inside Fashion Star Andrew Gn's Modern Parisian Oasis

For his second home in the City of Light, fashion star Andrew Gn devises a soothing retreat to house his ever-growing collection.

By
Ian Phillips

Oct 1, 2015

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Paris fashion star Andrew Gn's new Right Bank apartment offers him the perfect opportunity to express his love of design and passion for collecting in a completely different style

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In the living room of fashion designer Andrew Gn's Paris apartment, 1950s wing chairs by Melchiorre Bega, upholstered in a Lelievre fabric, face armchairs by Emiel Veranneman and a cocktail table by Fredrik Schriever-Abeln, both from the 1960s; the custom-made floor lamps are by Didier Bazille, a painting by Philippe Garouste de Clauzade hangs above an Art Nouveau wood mantelpiece, the stools are late-19th-century, and the kilim is Turkish.

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A set of chairs by Carlo di Carli surrounds a dining table by Gio Ponti, a painting by Jonathan Saiz hangs above a 1950s rosewood console by Ico Parisi, and the lamp is by Les Dalo; the walls are painted in a pale gray by Guittet.

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Ceramics by Jacques Blin, Robert Picault, and Pol Chambost, among others, line the kitchen's custom-made shelving.

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Gn in the library; the chair is Viennese Secession, and the desk is custom made.

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A painting by Pan Jian hangs above a Belgian stained-oak console in the living room; the circa-1898 armchairs are by Gustave Serrurier-Bovy, the blue ceramics are by Les Dalo, and the lamp is by Didier Bazille.

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A sculpture by Merete Rasmussen tops a lacquered table by André Arbus in the living room; the screen is by Zoe Ouvrier, and the daybed by Josef Hoffmann is upholstered in a fabric by JAB Anstoetz.

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A 17th-century Dutch cabinet sits on a 19th-century Spanish stand in the entry; 20th-century Swedish sconces flank a painting by Olivier Debré, and the walls are painted in a light bronze by Guittet.

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The library features a sofa by Christian Liaigre in a Lelievre velvet, a 19th-century wing chair covered in a vintage leopard print, a 20th-century African stool, and a floor lamp by Jacques Adnet; the vase on the original mantel is by Jean van Dongen, the shelves are lined with 17th- and 18th-century Chinese vases as well as ceramics by Christopher Dresser, Minton, and Primavera, among others, and the vintage rug is Moroccan. For details, see Resources.

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Mid-20th-century steel furniture and a sculpture by Odile de Frayssinet in the garden.

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A painting by Philippe Garouste de Clauzade hangs above a console by Axel Einar Hjorth in the bedroom; the circa-1911 chair is by Otto Prutscher.

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Custom-made nightstands by Benoit Langlade, topped with 1970s lamps, flank the bed in the master bedroom, the coverlet is by Le Rideau de Paris, and the armchair is Danish; the painting is by Myriam Boccara, and the 1950s rug is Swedish.

This house tour was originally featured in the October 2015 issue. To read more about the home, click here.

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